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Be it known that I, JAMEs H. SPERLING, of Peru, in the county of Miami, and State of Indiana, have invented a. new and improved Medical Compound, or medicine, forthe cureof intermittent fever, or fever and ague; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, combined in the proportions designated: k f

Two drachms of nitre or saltpetre; one and one-half draehm of gum camphor; ten grains cayenne pepper.

To enable others, skilled in the art to make and use said medicinal compound or medicine, I take the above ingredients, and thoroughly pulveri'ze and mix the same, and placethe same in a small sack of silk or other thin material, and apply it to the pit of the stomach about two hours before the time for the chill, and keep it carefully bandaged in that position not less than four hours. For children, one-half of the above quantity will be sufiicient.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi v The combination of said ingredients in the proportions designated substantially, and applied inthe manner set forth. i

JAMES H. SPERLING.

Witnesses:

R. B. RUNYAN, JAs. N. FYNEa. 

